Are you a psychotherapist who uses Facebook and Twitter? Do you blog or engage in other forms of social media? If so, you need to consider the sticky situations that you may stumble into without any ill intent. Here is one article by Dana Scarton in the Washington Post that highlights examples of {...}
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Archives for April 2010
Suicide By Managed Care
I told you what you might need to know about working with managed care and I told you why I choose not to work with managed care. Today I ran across another post written by Rand Partridge, Ph.D. about the conflicts of interest inherent in contracting to work with managed care.
Suicide seems like a {...}
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Reduced Fees, Sliding Scales, And Lessons Learned – Part 4
This is the 4th post in the series
Reduced Fees, Sliding Scales, and Lessons Learned.
The series actually begins here.
How Does Your Reduced Fee Reflect on Your Overall Reputation?
Are you thinking about advertising the fact that you offer a sliding scale fee? I strongly discourage mental health {...}
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Reduced Fees, Sliding Scales, And Lessons Learned – Part 3
This is the 3rd post in the series
Reduced Fees, Sliding Scales, and Lessons Learned.
The series actually begins here.
If You Choose to Provide a Reduced Fee, How Long Should You Do So?
I've had clients who were unemployed when they began working with me, so I offered my services at a reduced {...}
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